English Explanatory Dictionary

Kafka

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname from German.
  2. Franz Kafka (1883–1924), a German-language writer from Prague.

Pronunciation

/ˈkæfkə/ /ˈkɑfkɑ/ /ˈkɑfkə/

Word forms

Kafka

Etymology

From German Kafka, from Czech German Kavka (“jackdaw”), from either Upper Sorbian or Lower Sorbian, which are ultimately from the Proto-Slavic *kavъka, imitating the call of a jackdaw. Compare Polish kawka, Czech kavka, Slovene kávka, all meaning “jackdaw”.

Derived words

Kafkaesque Kafkaish Kafkaism Kafkan Kafkatrap Kafkian
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